Ticket



Dec. 5, 1950 v B, H, FREEVDMAN v 2,532,664

TICKET Filed June 1, 1946 nlllimmml uduiil Il STA R THEATRE THEATRETHEATRE ATTORNEY Patented Dec. 5, 1950 UNITED sTATEs PATENT OFFICETICKET Benjamin H. Freedman, New York, N. Y., as-

signer to General Register Corporation, New York, N. Y., a corporationof New York Application June 1, 1946, Serial No. 673,852.

a claims.

'ticket strip is made with ka weakening line eX- '.tendinglongitudinally thereof to facilitate dividing the ticket into itsrespective stub areas without danger of mutilating either stub area.

It is an object of this invention to facilitate vsubdividing a portionof a. ticket strip into two or more parts by tearing or otherwisedividing the ticket along predetermined transversely extending weakenedlines while still preserving the feasibility of separating two joinedlongitudinally extending stub areas of the ticket as issued.

It is a further object of the .invention to facilitate subdividing theticket transversely by the use -of transversely extending weakened lineswhich are not so weak as the longitudinally extending weakened line. Toaccomplish this end transverse weakened lines are provided which extendonly partly across the stub area and are arranged so as not to interferewith the proper functioning of the longitudinally extending weakenedlines.

These and other objects `of the invention will become -apparent from.the following description when read in conjunction with theaccompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a plan view of one end of a ticket strip made. in.accordance with one embodiment of the present invention with one cornerthereof turned up;

Figure 2 is a perspective view of a three-unit ticket Yafter having beencut or separated from the strip shown in Figure l and .having thelongitudinal stub areas separated from one another;

Figure 3 is a plan view of a two-unit ticket made in accordance withanother embodiment of the present invention;

Figure 4 is a plan view of a two-unit ticket made in accordance Lwithstill another embodiment lof the present invention;

Figure 5 is a plan view of a two-unit ticket made in accordance with astill further embodiment of the present invention; and

Figures 6 and 7 are fragmentary plan views of ticket portions of stillfurther embodiments of the present invention.

According to the embodiment illustrated in Figure 1, there is provided aticket strip 5I having a longitudinally extending demarcation 56 pref-60 erably composed of a plurality of aligned perforations forming amain` weakened line longitudinally of the ticket strip and dividing thesame into two stub areas 52 and 53, one stub area, for example. stubarea 52, to be returned to the patron, and the other stub area 53, to beretained by the doorman as the patron enters the theatre. Preferably,the stubl areas are distinguishedA from one another by denite markings,for example, the stubV area 52 maybe colored red and the stub area 53colored white. Preferably each of the stub areas 52 and 15,3 has thesame color or marking von opposite faces thereof as indicatedby theturned up corner 54. Preferably, also, the color of the stub areas 52extendsv a short distance intoV the stub area 53, forming the narrowmargin I 20. The value of the margin |20 is that the accountingdepartment when collecting stub areas 53 can readily separate thetickets of like price.

The ticket strip 5| is generally provided with pin feed holes 55. Thealignment of the holes 55 need not be immediately in the middle of theticket strip. In the embodiment shown in Figure 1 the alignment isslightly to the left of the ticket strip, the stub area 53 being ofgreater width than the stub area 52. The holes 55 need not necessarilybe, but 'are preferably, in alignment with the perforated line |56.

For the purpose of providing transverse demarcations which deilne thesuccessive ticket areas from one another and facilitate separating theseareas from one another, according to the embodiments illustrated inFigs. l and 2, there are provided depressions or score lines 6I and 62defining the ticket areas 58 and 59 from one another, and thedepressions or score lines 63 and 64, dening the ticket areas 59 and 60from one another. These demarcations 6I, 62, 63 and 64 extend from theouter edge of the strip 5I and continue lust a little beyond half of astub width.

In the embodiment shown in Fig. 3, the transversely .extendingdemarcations consist of interrupted scorings or depressions 65, 66, 61and 68 separatingv the stub areas 69 and 10. It will here be noted thatparts of this scoring, to wit 65 and 68, extend to the outerlongitudinal edges of the ticket strip, but that the parts 66 and 61 arespaced from the pin hole opening 1l.

In the embodiment shown in Fig. 4, there are provided depression orscoring marks 12, 13, 15 and 16. While these scoring marks do not extendto the outer longitudinal edges 14 and 11 of the ticket strip 18, theouter edges of the strip are provided with triangular notches 19 and 88adjacent to the score marks.

In the embodiment shown in Fig. 5, a plurality of spaced apartperforations 8| in alignment with the like spaced apart perforations 82extend transversely of the stub areas 83 and 84. respectively. Theseperforations likewise are spaced from .the feed pin receiving opening 85and align with triangular notches 85 and 81 in the outer longitudinaledges of the ticket 88.

In the embodiment shown in Fig. 6, there are provided two perforations98 and 99 in alignment with one ano-ther and extending transversely ofthe stub area 200 and three perforations ll, H32 and H33 in alignmentwith one another and extending transversely of thefstub area 104. Inthis embodiment instead of a round pin receiving opening there is asquare or polygonal shaped opening H15. The perforations in thisinstance are spaced from the pin 105 and are in alignment with theapices of the curved notches H16 and |01.

In the embodiment illustrated in Fig. 7, the transverse demarcation isdeiined by the slits 08, |09, H0, H2, H3 and H4 in alignment with oneanother and extending transversely of the ticket l i 2 are strip. Hereagain the slits H and spaced from the pin receiving opening H6. It willbe evident that the outer slits H18 and H4 mav, if desired. be locatedto terminate in the apices of the triangular notches I l1 and H8,respectively.

For the purpose of this invention, excellent results have been achievedwhen the material selected for the ticket stock is of the characteruniversally known as light weight Bristol-board of approximately a onehundred and ten pound basis.

It is obvious that various changes and modifications rnay be mafie tothe details of construction Without departing from the general spirit ofthe invention as set forth in the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A ticket composed of a shape retaining material having a mainweakened linev extending only longitudinally ofthe ticket andintermediate its longitudinally extending edges dividing the ticket intotwo columns of stub areas, each ticket as initially issued correspondingin size to a multiple voi? transversely extending unit areas fcorresponding in number to the number of patrons for which the ticket isissued, the main weakened line dening the division along which theticket is to be separated into its respective stubv areas, transverselyextending demarcations consisting of weakened lines defining the ticketinto successive ticket areas, said transversely extending demarcationsforming a guide to predetermine where yto divide and to facilitatedividing the successive ticket areas from one another i in case of anemergency along such transversely extending demarcations, saidtransverse demarcations being less weak in degree than said mainweakened line so that there is little danger of separating said tickettransversely along said transverse weakened lines when separating saidticket into itsY respective stub areas along said main weakened line,said transverse demarcations extending inwardly from the outer edges ofthe ticket part way across the respective stub areas to facilitatestarting the transverse divisions along the transverse demarcations whendesired, and pin hole receiving openings intercepting said main weakenedline at points in alinement with said transverse demarcations.

2. A ticket composed of a shape retaining material having a mainweakened line extending only longitudinally of the ticket andintermediate its longitudinally extending edges dividing the ticket intotwo columns of stub areas, each ticket as initially issued correspondingin size to a multiple of transversely extending unit areas correspondingin number to the number of patrons for which the ticket is issued, themain weakened line defining the division along which the ticket is to beseparated into its respective stub areas, and transversely extendingdemarcations consisting of interrupted scorings defining the ticket intosuccessive ticket areas, said transversely extending demarcationsforming a guide to predetermine where to divide and to facilitatedividing the successive ticket areas from one another in case of anemergency along such transversely extending demarcations, saidtransverse demarcations being less weak in degree than said mainweakened line so that there is little danger of separating said tickettransversely along said transverse weakened lines when separating saidticket into its respective stub areas along said main weakened line, andarcuate pin hole receiving openings formed at the intersections of saidweakened line and said transverse demarcations, said scoringsterminating in the outer edges of said ticket to facilitate starting thetransverse divisions along the transverse scorings but extending onlypart way across the respective stub areas and being spaced from said pinhole receiving openings to protect the ticket from being accidentallydivided transversely when dividing the ticket into its respective stubareas.

3. A ticket composed of a shape retaining material having a mainweakened line extending only longitudinally of the ticket andintermediate its longitudinally extending edges dividing the ticket intotwo columns of stub areas, each ticket as initially issued correspondingin size to a multiple of transversely extending unit areas correspendingin number to the number Yof patrons for which the ticket is issued, themain weakened line defining the division along which the ticket is to beseparated into itsv respective stub areas, and transversely extendingdemarcations defining the ticket into successive ticket areas withoutinducing the ticket to buckle along such transversely extendingdemarcations, said transversely extending demarcations forming a guideto predetermine where to divide and to facilitate dividing thesuccessive ticket areas from one another in case of an emergency alongsuch transversely extending demarcations, said transverse demarcationsbeing less weak in degree than said main weakened line so that there islittle danger of separating said ticket transversely along saidtransverse weakened lines when separating said ticket into itsrespective stub areas along said main weakened line, said transverselyextending demarcations extending inwardly from the outer edges of thestrip part way across the respective stub areas to facilitate startingthe transverse divisions along the transversely extending demarcationswhen desired.

BENJAMIN H. FREEDMAN.

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